“[W]e are hardened to what we know, and we rationalise and even justify cruelties practised by us and our like while retaining the capacity to be outraged, even disgusted by practices equally cruel which, under the hands of strangers, take a different form.” WarPunishmentCrueltyWarfare Book:A History of Warfare Source: A History of Warfare
“Blitzkrieg was a new and dynamic form of warfare, which applied the power of the tank, the aircraft, and the radio to devastating effect.” WarWarfareNaziHitlerAxisBlitzkrieg Author:John Keegan
“The leader of men in warfare can show himself to his followers only through a mask, a mask that he must make for himself, but a mask made in such form as will mark him to men of his time and place as the leader they want and need.” MenWantNeedsMadeShowsFormLeaderMarkMaskFollowersWarfareCharismaWants And Needs Book:The Mask of Command Source: The Mask of Command
“The written history of the world is largely a history of warfare, because the states within which we live came into existence largely through conquest, civil strife, or struggles for independence.” WorldWarStatesExistenceStruggleWrittenIndependenceWarfareStrifeConquestWorld HistoryWritten History Book:A History of Warfare Source: A History of Warfare
